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<p>Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Almitra H. Patel &amp; Anr. Vs. Union of India &amp; Others dated 22/09/2017 regarding waste dumping at the Ghazipur landfill site in Delhi. Tribunal

Specialized environmental courts and tribunals (ECTs) are making major contributions to access to justice, environmental governance, and protection of the environment around the world. Their growth is spectacular

The impasse over a smooth and hassle-free access from the new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor on Mathura Road to the Supreme Court seems far from over.
On Tuesday, Supreme Court judges and senior government officials met for the second time to discuss the issue but the meeting remained inconclusive, sources said.

In a victory for environmentalists, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in San Francisco, reaffirmed a lower-court decision to reinstate a Clinton-era rule that substantially limited development of roads on national forest lands.

Chief Judicial Magistrate AS Virk has convicted Ashok Beri, owner of M/s Ganga Scientific Dyers, Kashmir Nagar, the Gaushala road, Ludhiana, on charges of causing air pollution. He was sentenced to undergo imprisonment for one year. The trial concluded after 15 years.

ONTHESPOT - PORUI DASPARA POND
The pond at Porui Daspara, most of which is under a thick cover of water hyacinth, while its edges have become a dumping ground for building materials. Pictures by Sanjoy Chattopadhyaya

Gram Nyayalayas Act, 2008 - An act to provide for the establishment of Gram Nyayalayas at the grass roots level for the purposes of providing access to justice to the citizens at their doorsteps and to